Rock Legends to Play Obama Fundraiser
The Pennsylvania Campaign for Change has just announced a Monday, October 13 concert fundraiser to benefit Obama for America featuring many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and other American music icons. Additionally, the show will be a very large voter outreach opportunity for the Pennsylvania Obama campaign, which has already built the largest volunteer-based campaign in Pennsylvania’s history. The campaign has more than 70 field offices and thousands of volunteers preparing for an unprecedented Get Out the Vote operation. There are now more than 1 million more Democrats in the state than Republicans, an increase of 500,000 since 2004.
Tickets will be available at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 19, and are $50 for the general public and $30 for University Park students with a Pennsylvania State University ID. More ticket information is available online at:
http://www.barackobama.com/psu
EVENT DETAILS:
WHO: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti
WHAT: Concert Fundraiser
WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center, Pennsylvania State University State College, PA
WHEN: Monday, October 13, 2008 - Doors Open 5:30 PM EDT
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And furthermore
it is a dark day when amid our enjoyment and celebration of the legendary Egypt shows, somebody comes along with bigoted spew against, hey, a whole lot of the folks who were actually AT the Egypt shows. PLAYING ON STAGE EVEN.
This has nothing to do with what candidate you choose to support. It's hate, pure and simple, and we have no time or place for it here.
Lets just be happy.
Regardless of the reason the boys are getting back together and I for one couldn't be happier. No one is going to make you vote for Obama just because you go to the show. Enjoy the music, listen to what people have to say on both sides and make your own decision. I think that the boys are more about getting people to participate in the election and go out and vote than pushing there political views. I really hope that people don't try and protest or bring down peoples vibes just because its a Obama benefit, lets celebrate the return of The DEAD.
Second that Emotion
I agree, just be happy. This is a chance to see a great music- what many of us have hoped for, the boys getting together again for a show. I know there are political ties to this, but truthfully I don't care. Take a look at all of the facts and what the candidates stand for and everyone will be able to make their own decision. Let politics be politics and let the music be just that - music
For me, this is like a last hurrah. It is not hard to envision that the boys won't be playing together that much in the future. I could be wrong, but I just don't see it happening. As for me, I don't see me going to any shows either down the line for various reasons, so this is going to be my swan song of concerts. What makes it so great is that it just so happens that this event is going to be right in back yard at my Alma matter. Simply put, my band, in a place that I love. I just can't wait to go and check this out. I already have the plans in place to get tickets and I got my hotel room reserved. Barring any tickets issues I will be enjoying this show to the fullest. I really hope to see a bunch of good people in Happy Valley enjoying some great music.
Rick
Do or do not; there is no try.
dead/allmans obama '08
congrats to the boys who are doing the right thing. go obama mama '08. peace.
Heard enough to log in
It is great to hear that a memorable show is on the calendar. This is no place for political rhetoric from extremist from either side. If the theme of the show has a cause so be it. If you don't like the theme then don't come to the show. If it's not your party then stay home, log out and shut up.
Your friend in music.
that's it, I've had it w them
well, after hearing about this Obama benefit, I just went and did something I thought would never happen.
I threw out my entire GD record collection, tapes, CDs...all of them. Gone. Hundreds of old tapes, I had painstakingly made each tape cover as much of a work of art as I could. The entire Dick's Picks, about 300 live shows on CD. Yes, it hurt to do it...I went to more than a hundred shows (Alpine Valley was my fave venue).
But the Dead completely nauseate me now. To become such tools for Big Statist conformism...it just makes me so very, very sad. I've known their beliefs all along, but always respected the days when they just kept it to themselves mostly.
This crosses the line. Goodbye, boys. I promise to never listen to a single song of yours ever again.
Obama's campaign
PAPPYPGH said it right!!!! the CAMPAIGN NEEDS IT PEOPLE-DO YOU WANT ANOTHER 4-8 years of the same ole same ole.............Sheeeesh is right!
NOW GO VOTE FOR THE RIGHT PERSON..............
Record Burning
Wow that is the weirdest thing, alembic80 - you just gave me a flashback to the Beatles tour and the Sunday school bashing I got for concert attendance. Relax.
I wanna go to this show too, tho!!!!!!!!!!!!
Susan
Hey alembic80
Where do you live? And when is trash day?
Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
As Aretha Franklin would say:
"Rock steady baby! That's what I feel now. Let's call this song exactly what it is.
(what it is - what it is - what it is)